Pulverized-fuel burner



April 28, 1925- H. R; COLLINS PULVERIZED FUEL BURNER Filed March 14. 192? I s 2 i INV TOR QM i )lTTORNEY race.

fl'oall'whom it may concern." l v l zBe it 'lmown that Llilannvlt. Comma, a citizen; of thepUn-ited. States, residing at w i'rljlentown, lathe county of l ehigh, dtate of f 5 Pennsylvania;have;-invented certain new and useful Improvements in- Pill-refined Fuel'Burnere; andl do hereby declare the ollowing'to' he a full, clear, and exact decri 'tiouoftheinvention, such as will en "slrille d'-'in thc art to which it ialiefand use the same. htion relate'sto a hurncr for use c' "an fuel which is delivered rtii'the chian'iber in which complace; .lln burners of this a]. desirahle' that thefuel should. he ito'the' combustion chamber as a turehof fuel "and air, and the ng ogether fo f "the particles of fuel, hf asffreque tly occurs in the feeding operatiomshould be fprevented so far as pos nib led", Ordinarily. pulverized fuel is de- ...I.,livered .to such burners by means of a feedin name, snch, for instance, as a powerkllilyen screvlgandin the passage of the material throughthe screw, caking may take place' which wouldresult in lumps of fuel f considerablel'size being delivered into the furnace. This-is an undesirable condition ;because:suchlu1nps of caked fuel cannot be maintained in suspension for a suflicient length of time to permit them to be com- Mpletely nonsumed; and consequently there is because this a'i loss in the heating eilicicncy iinconsumed fuehrs deposited on the floor f therurnace is removed d with the ash. 'The present invention "involves the pro h' ofi aft-burner;which is ar unged to obtarrfir complete and 'uniform mixing 0 ehiuel. and 'air and 'includcs means by which th suppi of air'isitself used in 'dsistiiig to" break up any lumps which may f0 men in the feeding apparatus hy which "the fuel is. delivered to the burner. Irene type the burner includes the usual miitng jc hainbe with theQfuel and'an' 1ns,q-together with a 'dclicctoriplate which 13 arranged. to extend partly across ooth of thesegopenings. This plate] serves to inter- 4 he fuelentering thechamher through the; fuclinlets and. its arrangement with reo the walls of the chamber is such 3 :1 :Ltliat ttivo passage-ways for an currents age I t e provided, one of which flows above,

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"m imization filled March 14., 19252.

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PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOE TO FULLER- 'BU'LVEH IZEIWFUEL BURNER.

Serial No. 543,603.

other below the plate. When the entering fuel strikes the plate any lumps which may have formed in it are at once broken up, and the current of air which passes over the plate serves to force the fuel from the plate and deliver it into the path of the main air stream, where it is taken up and conveyed through the burner nozzle into the furnace in the usual way. In addition to the deflector plate, the burner includes means which may take the form of a, damper, disposed within the air inlet, by which a greater or less quantity of air may be deflected so as to pass above the plate. This damper means, therefore, serves as a means for controlling the rate of flow over the top of the plate and permits this flow to he so regulated as to prevent any accumulation of fuel on the upper surface of the plate. With this arrangeiucnt the conglomerated masses of fuel are disintegrated and in addition the fuel is given a thorough and uniform aeration within the mixing chamber.

The invention will be better understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of the burner taken along the line 1-1 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the burner,

Fig. 3 is a section taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. l; i

Fig. 4; is an end view of-the burner; and

Fig. 5 is a side view of the air admission end of the burner and shows the adjusting means for the damper in the air inlet.

Referring to the drawings, the mixing chamber 6 of the burner has a fuel inlet 7 and an inlet for air 8, which inlets are arranged with their axes substantially at right angles, the fuel inlet being vertically positioned. and the air .inlet horizontally dis inlet 7 is provided with a flange 9 by which it is connected to any suitable form of feeding device, as, for instance, a screw feed, for carrying the coal from a source of supply such as abin to a posltion above the fuel inlet into which it then drops by gravity. The air inlet ,8 has a flange 10 for connecting it with a pipe or conduit leading from a blower or fan (not Within the chamber 6 is a deflector plate 11 which extends across the chamber and has its upper and lower ends spaced from the walls of the chamber as shown in 1. The space bet-ween the part of the deflector and the wall of the chamber provides a passageway 12 and that between the lower part of the deflector and. chamber wall, a passageway 13. The cross sectional area of the casing is of a shape somewhat flattened vertically and enlarged transversely as is. shown in Fig. 3. By this conformation of the casing wall, the passageway 13 beneath the deflector 11 is enlarged to a considerable extent by adding to the total cross sectional area of the chamber about the deflector, and the parts are so dimensioned that the passageway 13 is made substantially equal in area to the smallest area of the air inlet which would, in the burner illustrati-id, be about at the point it. Thus, air flows through the burner at the rate of its admission through the burner inlet undiminished by any tendcncy for the deflector to check the flow which would otherwise be the case were the passageway for air through the chamber restricted by the deflector.

As the fuel is carried to the burner by the feeding device, it drops by gravity through the fuel inlet 7 and strikes the deflector plate 11. The fuel striking the plate 11 is deflected therefrom in adirection which causes it to. fall in front of the passageway 13. The incoming air from the blower through the air inlet 8 strikes the deflector i te l1 and most of it is deflected downwardly through the passageway 13 beneath the plate, the remainder fiowin through the passageway 12 above the plate. The portion of the air current which flows through the passageway 13 constitutes the main current of air for mixing with the fuel and discharging it from the casing 6. The smaller volume of air or auxiliary current which flows through the passageway 12 passes over the plate and into the fuel descending through the inlet 7. This auxiliary current acts to break up and aerate the descending fuel before it strikes the deflector plate, and furthermore, the surface of the latter is continually kept clear of any t uinulations of fuel by being contantiy ept by the auxiliary air current.

Pirotully mounted on a shaft 15 set in the wall of the air inlet 8 is a damper 16 r l 'iiating the'volume of air admitted in burner. This damper is mounted r rot tion through an angle of about 90 n the full open position illustrated in l 1 to the closed position which would be l ht angles thereto. For setting the dump in these and intermediate positions,

shaft is provided at one end with a M r or handle {17 which moves over a quadrant '18 consisting of a sector plate secured to the outside of the air inlet 8. The uadrnt 18 is provided with a series of circularly disposed sockets 19, and the lever 17 has an aperture 20 therein, situated at the same distance from the shaft 15 as the sockets 19 in order that the aperture ay be brought in registry with the sockets. he damper 16 is moved by means of the handle 17 and the latter has secured thereto a pin 21 mounted on a chain 22, secured at the end of the handle, which is adapted to be inserted through the aperture 20 and into one of the sockets 19, with which the aperture is brought in registry, tolock the. damper in adjusted position. It will be seen that by moving the damper in a clockwise direction from the position illustrated in Fig. 1 to intermediate positions approaching the closed position 'of the damper, the damper may be secured in the open or closed positions and step by step in intermediate positions by insertin the pin in the dilt'erent sockets of the qua rant, and the volume of air admitted into the mixing chamber of the burner will accordingly be varied or the air supply entirely cut off as required. The adjustment of the damper for regulating the admission of air in this manner results also in a change of the direction of flow of the incoming air through the inlet, and as the damper is moved from the full open position to posi tions approaching the closing of the damper, a greater amount of air is directed toward the upper part of the deflector plate 11, thus increasing the auxiliary current of air through the passageway 12 and decreasin the main fuel discharging current throuq the passageway 13. Such re lation is esirable in practice in order t iat'the breaking up of masses of fuel and the cleansing of the upper surface of the plate 11 may be rendered more effective when necessary, and the flow of the main fuel discharging current out down in accordance with the requirements of operation.

Secured to the end of the mixing chamber 6. as by means of bolts 17, is a nozzle In the burner illustrated in the drawv ings, this nozzle is round in form, but it will be understood that any otherfsuitzble form of nozzle might be employed, suohvas a nozzle of flattened shape for projecting the mixture of fuel and air into the combustion chamber of the furnace in the form of a flat stream or ribbon, and the burner is made in different sizes to accommodate, various quantities of fuel and air for a given unit of time. I

Surrounding and enclosing the nozzle 23 and a portion of the chamber 6 is a casing 2 1 which is provided with flanges 25 and 26 for securing it to a wall of the furnace indicated at 27 and the casing-6 respectively, the fastening means employed being bolts as indicated at 28 and 29, the latter passing through a flange 30 on the walls of the chamber 6. The casing 24 mo wells oit'the chem as to all 'pressecl sir, e fiat tlei'lector plate l'v in front of the feel one. sir inlets e the passage my and out of registry to vary the size of the openings for the admission of eir in ducecl into the casing by action of fuel 'anrl sir mixture issuing from the nozzle The air inclucecl into the casing" 24 by this entrainihg action is an additional air supply which is necessary to complete the combustion of the fuel, anti the amount of air eclmitterl into the furnace through the casing 24: for this purpose is reggolatecl by means of the sleeve 33 in accordance with Working conditions; V

The flange 30 of the chamber 6 is pro {titled with. a sight hole 36 through which the-action in the casing" 241:, the jet of mire fuel and sir projeotecl from the nozzle 23 into the combustion clmi'nber, and. the l'leme resulting from the ignition of this may be observed.

1 claim:

1. lo a pulverized fuel burner, it closed chamber having eirmlet tor :ti el, on inlet for compressed end an outlet through which the tee. discharged with the c ne vii ' inclined relation to the axes of these inlets,

this piste se ving to intercept the feel entering the chamber through the fuel inlet, and also being so arranged with to the do the incomeoir into two cm i rel m e-ly smell 1; that surface e rletlec or plate 1 incoming tool t llUES, to assist clislocleizig' the fuel. thereii om, seal the other of which i eletively large, anal grossing" hcnee h the plate, co ,itut" the main oi: current by which the reel (lisclmrgecl through. the out let.

2, in e pulverized fuel burner, a chamber 'pro'vicleel with an inlet for fuel, and an inlet for air under pressure, letlector plate mounted in the chamber and lyin in front of the fuel inlet in inclined relation to the exis thereof to interceigt anti deflect the fuel entering the chamber through the fuel inlet, this plate being; soorrengetl in. relation to the. Walls of the air inlet as to form seemepressm'e both above plate, oi? the phi-I8 being 1" below t 1e damper 1n the air inlet s ecerl trom and mljustehle for regulating the relative rates oi flow of the sir above and below the plate. v

lie at pulvcrizetl iuel lt urher, e closed chamber having an inlet for fuel, on inlet for compressed air, owl on em et through. which the fuel is (lischergecl Th 1 the compressed air, the inlet for feel we. the inlet for air bein ad'acent end l1t"l?'l'il their axes dis 3:3

posed. at so angle to each other, and e flat deflector plate lying in. front of: the fuel and air inlets and, in inclined relation to the axes of these inlets, this plate serving to intercept the fuel entering the chamber through the fuel inlet and being so arranged with respect to the Walls of the chamber to divide the incoming compressed air into two currents, one oi which ZQlitlilmlf" smell and passes over that surface of the deflector plate which the incoming fuel strikes, to assist in (lislodging the fuel therefrom, soil the other of which is rel lively lerg 'e encl, passing heneath the plate, on: stitutes the main air out rent into which the fuel is delivered from the plate to he disclmrgctl through the outlet;

4: In so pulverized fuel hut-leer, a mixing: choral 2r, inlets for "fuel zT'iEl thereto, and e tleficc or pie meg to receive the fuel from 3111 t we. to deflect it in the path oi on all [Jillijffll'l'i] for discharging; fuel from the humor, the I tlector being from the Wells the chamber to provide pt or e ion-sin fuel (lischer ing cu rev er the plate and an ry current shove the plate, anti the chamber flattened vertically and on trs i'versel rso as to moire the area of the passageway under the "deflector plate substantially the some as the smallest area of the sir pol'verizeel fuel burner, mixing chamber, an inlet to: f l oncl on inlet for air umler pressure the chamber, aflat clelilector plate disposed in front oi the -fuel islet to'intercept the entering fee this "plate also lying front oi": the air iril 1, and being so arranged with relation to the wells of the air inlet as to form passageways both above and below the plate through which the air under pressurepasses into the mixing chamber, the intercepted fuel on the plate cm'rcht passing through the passageway below the plate, damper situated in the cirinlet in spaced relation to the deflector plate encl adjustable to control the relative rates of iTlON of throng, the passageway.

fuel burner, a, mixing eel and air thereto, 2i in front oil the inlet LA] rcceiie fuel from the fuel. inlet and to f t it in the path. of e fuel dis my; cur-rent ct air, said deflector plate .LlOlll the upper oml lower Wells "'\l)l31 and 01 ngewu ys for dividii'r rem the air inlet into above and below the deilet damper situated in the air l, in spaced relation to said detlcctm: plate, said dun'ipor being provided with means by which it may be adjusted to change the direction of the incoming air current with respect to the deflector plate before the current of air reaches said plate v 7. In a pulverized fuel burner, e mi chamber, in inlet -for the .iduiission of inc and an inlet for the admission (rt uir undo pressure into the chumher, these inlets being; disposed substantially at right angles to each other, it flat deflector plate moui'ited in the chamber in inclined relation. to the axis of both inlets this lute extending partly across both inlet openi. and having; one surface arranged to intercept the fuel entering the clunnber through the fuel inlet, the del'lector plate being so urrunged with relation to the nulls oi the air inlets as to provide passugcways for dividing the enteringcurrent of air under pressure into two currents, one of which passes over the phite and discharges the fuel therefrom, and the other of which passes below the plate n11 tulces up the fuel dischur d from the plate. and a damper fitted in the air inlet in spa ed relation to the rear edge of the plate and provided with means for maintaining it in :uljusted position to control the relative rates of low of air under 'ucssurc above and below said plate.

8. In :1 pulrcrhcrd i'uel burner, :1 closed chamber hurilur un inlet for fuel, {11] inlet for compressed air. und an outlet including a nozzle tnrough which the fuel is discharged with the comprwscd air. :1 (lat dcllector plate lying in front of the heel and air inlets and in inclined relation to the {13105 of these inlets, this phato serving to intercept the fuel entering the rhuuilrr through the fuel inlet and also hcitrg tli'lllll l'(l with r s-peel. lo the walls oi the (lhnubvr so :u: to divide the incomm; -onun'e;-- tno current one (iii which 1121. (an-r m suri ure Oi the drllector plulc which the incoming the] is intercepted 1o :1. l h in ilisloll n1 the fuel lherelronh llilll the other of huh passes l.-cncuth the plane :Hul L" I -.l.ll'lll( the inuiu u r current by which tl fuel is dist urged through the nozzle, :1 cusiug secured to the chamber and inclosing the rulity of air inlet ports in the casing behind the nozzle, and n'ieens for controlling the uchni. ion. of air through the ports.

1" 'ized fuel burner, 2t mixing provided with inlets for fuel and inlets being arranged at an angle to each other, a flat deflector plate mounted in the chzui'iber in inclined relation to the axes of both inlets. this plate being so arranged with respect to the walls of the air ii it as to provide passageways for the air entering: the chamber both above and below the plate a nozzle connected with the chumher and providing an outlet therefor. :1 cas ing enclosing part of the chamber and the nozzle and serving as means for mounting the burner in the furnace, this casing being provided with air inlet ports disposed behind the nozzle, a sleeve mounted on the casing and movable to control the size of the ports, and a damper in the air inlet of the chamber, adjustable to different positions to control the relative rates of air flow above and below the plate.

10. In pulverized fuel burner, a mixing chunlber having inlet openings for the ad mission of fuel and air, a deflector plate inoiuited in the chamber in inclined relation with respect to the eves of both inlet openings, this plate extending partly across both openings and having one surface which serves to intercept and deflect the fuel entering the chamber through the fuel inlet, the plate also being so arranged with respect to the walls of the air inlet opening as to provide passageways for air both above and below the plate, and an angularly adjustable damper n'iountedin the air inlet of the easin; in spaced relation to the rear edge of the deflector plate, this damper being angulurly adjustable to cause a part of the air entering the inlet to be deflected above the deflector plate.

11. In :1 pulverized fuel burner, a mixing chamber having inlet openings for the ad mission of fuel ind uir, and a deflector mounted in an inclined position within the chamber in line with the fuel inlet opening, the passage for air through the burner being enlarged in cross section about the deflector so that the llow of air through the burner wil not be checked by the deflector.

l. testimony whereof I allix my signature.

1 [A RliY RAYMOND COLL INS.

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